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A/Prof. David Lubans

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Fax (02) 4921 7407
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Position Associate Professor
School of Education
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office ATC Rm301C, Health And Physical Education Building

Biography

Associate Professor David Lubans is the theme leader for school-based research in the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition. His research is focused on understanding the determinants of physical activity and the development and evaluation of interventions in school and community settings. A/Prof Lubans is currently leading a number of research projects designed to evaluate the impact of physical activity interventions on behaviour, fitness, movement skills and social and emotional well-being in young people. He has over 70 peer-reviewed publications and as a chief investigator he has secured over $2 million in competitive research funding. He is the Principal Investigator two Australian Research Council Discovery Projects focused on the promotion of physical activity and healthy eating among adolescents living in low-income communities. He is currently co-supervising 12 research higher degree students.

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Oxford - UK, 2005
  • Master of Educational Research Methodology, University of Oxford - UK

Research

Research keywords

  • Behaviour Change
  • Interventions
  • Movement skills
  • Physical Activity
  • Physical Activity Measurement
  • Physical Activity Mediators
  • Resistance Training

Research expertise

Schools have been identified as key institutions for the promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles. In general, my research is focused on the promotion of physical activity and health among children and adolescents. A key area of interest is the impact of physical education, school sport and the school environment on health-related behaviours of students. Many of my current and proposed research projects aim to evaluate the impact of a diverse range of school and community based interventions designed to promote physical activity and prevent/treat childhood and adolescent obesity. Interventions are based on behavioural science theories and socio-ecological models to support behaviour change. My research also involves the evaluation of resistance training interventions designed to promote muscular fitness across a variety of settings in both clinical and non-clinical populations.

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
139900 Other Education 50
110699 Human Movement And Sports Science Not Elsewhere Classified 25
111799 Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified 25

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External Examiner
Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong (External Examiner.)
2007

Teaching

Teaching keywords

  • Health and Fitness
  • Motor Development and Skill Acquisition
  • Physical Activity Promotion
  • Physical Education

Teaching expertise

My teaching expertise corresponds with my research interests. I currently teach a variety of team-based sports, exercise and fitness, and physical education teaching pedagogy.

Teaching interests

  • Sports coaching
  • Health-related fitness
  • Theories of health behaviour change

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